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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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MongoDB, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MongoDB, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 36.9%, MDD -53.4%).

Data 2017-10-19 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,227 (8.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 34.7%, drawdown -76.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 37.7%, MDD -59.9%, Sharpe 0.89, 62% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 3.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 16.7%p (CAGR 36.9%, MDD -53.4%, exposure 60%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=36, exitN=40
37.7%-59.9%0.890.6317.1x2162%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=127
36.9%-53.4%0.880.6916.2x1760%
ROC 모멘텀
n=67, threshold=0.03
32.6%-61.5%0.820.5312.2x8560%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=38
32.0%-56.2%0.800.5711.7x2563%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.9
27.8%-70.2%0.750.408.8x2563%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
24.6%-55.3%0.700.447.0x18354%
MACD
fast=8, slow=38, signal=15
18.6%-58.0%0.600.324.5x14252%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.5
11.8%-44.5%0.500.262.7x8332%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=1.5
7.5%-59.2%0.370.131.9x6942%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=35
2.9%-39.7%0.240.071.3x4012%
Buy and hold34.7%-76.5%0.780.4514.1x1100%
1x 10x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -77% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -59.9% (2024-02-09 → 2025-03-07), recovered after 914 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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